GARDA Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has thus far managed to hold on to her job, despite a litany of failings within the force. 

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan blocked attempts by the State’s auditor to gain access to minutes of senior management meetings of the force, it can be revealed.

Senior officials at the crisis-hit garda college were told nine years ago the facility’s “laundry” account and certain learning grants were being used for officer loans, bonuses and entertainment costs for unknown reasons.

It’s over a year since the last garda recruits left Templemore. The town is struggling to cope without them, locals tell David Young